diff --git a/markdown.py b/markdown.py
index b22920333..c3c7bfff5 100644
--- a/markdown.py
+++ b/markdown.py
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ def _markdown_emphasis_html(markdown: str) -> str:
'_;': ';',
'_,': ',',
'_\n': '\n',
- ' `': '',
- '`.': '',
- '`:': '',
- '`;': '',
- '`\n': '',
- '` ': ''
+ ' `': ' ',
+ '`.': '.',
+ '`:': ':',
+ '`;': ';',
+ '`\n': '\n',
+ '` ': ' '
}
for md_str, html in replacements.items():
markdown = markdown.replace(md_str, html)